1963 ford thunderbird fuel filter location

#1963 ford thunderbird fuel filter location install#

Tighten up the wing nut so that the glass bowl fits snugly into the fuel filter housing. Reinstall the glass bowl and place the wire harness back in its original position around the glass bowl. Make sure the gasket fits evenly in the recessed channel of the filter housing.

#1963 ford thunderbird fuel filter location install#

Next, install the new filter element with the paper side towards the fuel filter housing and install the new gasket over the filter element being careful not to fold or kink it. Once you have rotated the filter housing, remove the fuel filter element. You will only need to loosen the fittings enough to allow you to swing the filter housing upside down so that the fuel filter element will be facing up, directly at you. Using a 1/2' and 9/16' wrench, loosen the two brass gas line fittings which connect the fuel filter housing on both sides to the fuel lines. The following tip is not necessary, but I found that it made replacing the fuel filter much easier.

Be careful to catch any gas that may spill. By loosening the wing nut at the base of the glass bowl, you can push the wire harness over to one side and remove the glass bowl from the fuel filter housing.

The glass bowl is held in place by a wire harness with a wing nut at its base. Before replacing the fuel filter, make sure that your car is on level ground and the engine is not running. The filter should have a bit of material protruding past the filter element so the rubber gasket presses against it and holds the filter element in place against the filter housing. The rubber gasket slides over the filter element. Make sure the new fuel filter comes with the rubber gasket for the glass bowl. Please use caution! I purchased my fuel filter from one of the Thunderbird parts suppliers who advertise in our newsletter however I was told that it also can be purchased locally through NAPA. When changing your fuel filter you will be working with gasoline. To insure that your car's fuel system is working properly, it is important that you periodically change the fuel filter. You can learn more about symptoms of a bad fuel pump with our helpful article, and shop O'Reilly Auto Parts to find the right fuel pump, fuel filter, or fuel system repair parts you need to keep your car on the road.The fuel filter for your Thunderbird is located inside a glass bowl which is in the fuel line directly above your fuel pump on the driver's side of the engine compartment at the front of the engine. If the fuel pump is still working intermittently, you may also notice misfires or your engine could run rough or stall, which could leave you and your vehicle stranded.

If your fuel pump is no longer turning on or is worn out, you may hear a whining noise from the fuel tank or it may fail to make any noise at all. If you try to start your car and it won't fire up, you can often listen near your fuel tank when you turn the key on. This may be related to a failure in the fuel pump, the fuel pump relay, the cutoff relay, or a variety of other factors that may need proper diagnosis. Mechanical and electric fuel pumps can wear out, clog, or lose capacity over time, or they may suddenly fail to operate entirely. These electric fuel pumps are activated as soon as you turn the key to deliver fuel to fuel rail(s) and injectors and to build fuel pressure for startup. On older vehicles, a mechanical fuel pump was used that was driven by the camshaft and employed a rubber diaphragm to create suction, but on most modern vehicles, an electronic pump located in the fuel tank pumps the fuel through the rest of the system. The fuel pump creates a vacuum that pulls fuel from the gas tank and pressurizes it for use in the fuel delivery system.